Dumping-wagon.



1. F.. CONNOR.

DUIVIPING WAGON.

APPLICATloN FILED FEB.9.1914.

1,143,38. Patented June 15', 1915.

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linlumwlm l N A l y lll/ THE NORRIS PETERS Co., PHoTo-LlTH., WASHINGTON,D.

J. F. OCONNOR.

DUMPING WAGON.

APP l,143,308 Umm" FMD FEB 9 9M PatentedJune 15, 1915.

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THE NoRR/s PETERS C04, PHDm-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. Q

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j JAMES r. o'oomvon, or str.` Louis, MISSOURI." o,

' To 'all 'whom t may concern v Y Be it known that I, JAMES F. OCoNNoR,aV-citizen of the 'United States, and a resident of the city of St.Louis and State .of Missouri, have invented a new vand usefulImprovement in Dumping-Vagons, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dumping wagons and particularly to that type inwhich the dumping may be-perormed fromthe-drivers seat.

The principal object of my invention is to -providea dumping wagon whichcan be used tain certain advantages which with equal facility for thetransportation,

and dumping of dry and wet material and which can be easily loaded anddumped.v

'A further obj ect o i''my invention'i's to atwill be more -ully setforth hereinafter.

7 The invention consists in the parts, and

in the arrangements andcombinations of parts as will more fully appearhereinafter.-

In the accompanying drawings, fwhich form part of this specifica-tion,and in which like `reference characters refer to like parts throughoutthe several views, Figure 1 is a planview of a dumping wagon embodying lmy invention;'Fig.' 2 is a vertical longitundinalsection of the wagonshown in Fig. 1; `Fig. Bis a front end elevation, with certain partsremoved; Fig. 4 is a vvertical transversesection on theline 4 4' on Fig.1, with the running gear removed; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary 'verticallongitudinal section on the line 5 5 on Fig. 3.

Inftheconstruction which I', have; shown as embodying my invention,`a-bod'y frame is formed of an open rectangulariirame com-` prising sidepieces 1 and 2, a front piece 8 fand' a back piece 4; Secured in anysuitable' manner to this rectangular frame are side boardsY 5 and 6, afront board 7 and `a rear Vboard 8.' Therectangular frame may besupportedon any suitable form oii'running '.gear. `B'olt-edtothe. upperface o1 the front -pieceS are two converging legs of a 'standard 9.Bolted to the upper face `of the rear 'piece'4 are the converging legsof a standard 10.` The standard 9 extends abovethe point whereA the legsmerge with one another, forming an upright portion 11. A"`wagon box 12is yformed of sheet metal andV is substantially partlycylindrical inishape and segmental in cross-section. The rear end 13 Vof the 4wagon box12is straight, and the front end 14'is concaved outwardly from theSp-eeication of Letters Patent.

'nUMrING-WAGON.

inside of the box.'v The ends 13 and 14may be integral with the bottomand sides of the box 12, or they-'may be formed 'of separate pieces ofsheet metal riveted or otherwise secured to said bottom and sides.Firmly secured tothe'ends 13 and 14 areV trunnions 15 and V16respectively; The trunnions are placed equidistant from the sides of thebox 12, land at such a distance above the bottom of vthe box that whenthe box is loaded it will lbe balanced about the axes of the trunnions;`The trunnion 16 is mounted for, free rotation in a circular hole 17 inthe standard 9; and the trunnion 15 is similarly mounted in a circularhole 18 inthe standsition where it'maybe easily grasped by a driver fromthe seat 22. To the other end of thelever'j20 is'pivo'ted a link 23which is pivotally-fsecured to the end 14 of the box 12 at a pointpositioned to one side of the trunnion 16. v

Fastened'to the inside face of the front board 7, at a point located onthe same side of the standard 9 as the point of the pivotal `connectionof the link 23 and the end 14, is

an angle memberAor-stop member 24. Fas- Vtened tothe end 140i the box 12is a stop V1`nembe'r'25 which engages with the lower face of the anglemember 24 when the box 12 is in its normal upright'position.l On theopposite side of the standard 9 is a second -stopmember 26 having itsouter edge beveled. In a line with the stop member 26, iwhen thebox 12is in its normal position, is

fastened'to the inside face of the front board 7` a bracket 27,v havinga horizontal bore. Slidably mounted in the bore of the bracket '27 is acatch 28,having at one end an integral beveled head 29 adapted to engagethe uppersurface"of the stop member 26. An

expansion coil spring 30 between the `front board- 7 and the head29=tends` to hold the head 29 'in engagement with the `stopmember 26. Tothe end of the catch 281oppo- 'site the end having the head 29, ispivoted an upwardly extending arm 31 integral with :3J ruck Shaft 32.The rock shaft 32 is piv- Patented June 15, 1915. Application ledFebruary 9,1914. 'Serial No. 817,445.

otallyA mounted in strap bearings 33 and has n an integral pedal 34.

Secured to the upper edges ofthe side` Wagon may be strengthenedl bystrapsor A' bands 37 fastened by nails or screws to the front' and rearboards 7 'and 8j and extended over andfastened tothe ends 'of the boards35 and 36'and the side boards 5 and 6.

In the operation of the construction Which I haveshovvn and described,to dump a load inthe box 12, the drivergwithout leaving his seat,pressesdown upon the pedal 34:. The depression ofxthefpedal 34 withdraws thecatchf28; andreleases the .box 12. The handle 21ispulled,and by meansofthe' link 23 the boxf12 is swung on its trunnions 15 andilltogftheposition shown in the dotted lines -f i In a dumping Wagon,a-body frame, a Y 1 ojn Nligr-i. IThe stopjmember engages the bottm`faceof the bracket 26, when the box .12 hasflffraehed its 'invertedposition. To placeftli "box 12 back to its normal position, e driver V`gushes upon the handle 21 and rockstheboxorir its trunnions 15 and16l,'As

` .the bofx reaches its normal upright position,

Y 44, .tjhefbefvelededge ,of the stop member26 en# and tliismakes vitpossible'to employ a simple lever ordumpingthecbox Also, on account' ofthe-Wagon'box 12 being balanced, theload in it may be partly dumpedVWithoutanyadditional el'ort on the part ofthe Y driver.:luTheirontend'14: of the box 12 is ,-concayedY toifurnishjfroom for theproper operationjof'the stop, members '25 and 26 .and the catchy28. Inthe normal upright positionV of the-box 12, the-'stop `member 25, by

engaging thefangle member 24, preventsrotation of the box on itstrunnionsxl and 16 .in one direction, and the head 29 of thecatch 28, byengaging the` stop member 26,y pre- V.vents rotation of the box lin theother direction. By this construction, the box`l2 is heldirmly inposition and. cannot rattle While its-load is-,being transported. l Y IThe box 12 is made of sheet metal and can 1 'segmental cross-section ofthe box 12 permits'lit being partly dumped. Also the `shape of the Wagonbox 12 and the manner to invert said box.y be used'to transport Wetmaterials, such as garbage and concrete, Without leaking. The

`in' which a is man1-,tambiepossible to f completely invert the. box,and makeit cerdropped between the Wheels of the kWagonso that it doesnot interfere With the movement of the r empty Wagon; l The Wagon box12,7

aan anni of the mann in the box Win be dumped. Whenthe load is dumped,itis Y Y V Y' K when. it is loaded, is balanced on its trnn-V v movementthe center of'gravityofthe"load lnions 15 and 16, and during theVdumping Y remains 'in t'lie line of Vthetrunnions 21,5 '1 16, and thusdoes nottend toi overturn Wagon.

It iS to be understood that the;Ap'articularAV formofconstruetionfftvhich I haveshovvn and described admits of considerablemodi-rV ication withoutdeparting rom.my inven-` tion.-v Ido-not Wish,-therefore,to.be lim#V itedto the exact constructionk WhiehIlhave l. Y'

shown and described. Y

WhatiI claim isf:V f

vvagonbox composedo'f'sheet metal and hav-V ingVY 'a contoursubstantially `segmental in ing through the centerv of gravity of saidvbox When it isloa'ded, standards fastened Vto Aeach 'endof said frameand pivotally supporting :said trunni'ons, a` stopfixed.to"saidframe'uat oneside of. said box,; a stop .member fixed toV said box neargone side )thereof and f adapted to engage said irrstpV mentionedstoppwhen' said4 box is` in its normal up;-

vrightposition,a Acatch member mounted at j 1 4thefother side of saidboxv and adapted to -holdsaid box in its normalfupright;position,

and means fhr inverting said box pivot axisjto dump a load therein. Y, a

I 2. In .afdumping Wagon, ak bodyffframaa Wagon box `formedoffsheet'metalland hav# ing` a contour substantially segmental incross-section, trunnions fastenedto each end of said box, the axes ofsaidgtrunnions' pass' ing approximately throughfthe `center of .gravityosaid box when it is loaded, a1 stop bell? its' yfor preventingthellrrotation `of said box; on Y said trunnions from `its normalupright posil Y tion in one direction, a catch for preventing rotationof said box fromrits'normafl upright position `in the other direction',meansi'or one end to said lever and'near the otherend to said boxat oneside of theaxes ot said trunnions, the` other fend of said lever ex,-

ltending to aplace adjacentfto'the drivers seat, saidlink and said lever.being operable section, means forpiyotally mounting said box on itslongitudinal vaxis innsaidframe,

releasing said catch, a lever pivoted to said. frame, and a linkpivotally connected nearY .1 I

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said frame having boards extending longitudinally thereof which slopeoutwardly and downwardly and have their upper longitudinal edges closeto the longitudinal edges of said box, when said box is in itsV normalupright position. y

4. In a dumping wagon, an open rectangular body frame, a wagon boxformed of sheet metal and having a contour substantially segmental incross-section, Va trunnion secured to each end face of said box, theaxes of said trunnions passing approximately through the center ofgravity of said box when it is loaded, standards supported at veach endof said frame and pivotallysup- Y porting said trunnions, a hand leverpivoted to one of said standards above the corresponding trunnion, alink pivotally connected at one end to said lever, and at the other endto said box below and at one side of the axes of said trunnions.

5. In a dumping wagon, a body frame, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for wagon box pivoted in saidframe, a stop member ixed to said frame, a stop secured to said box andengaging said stop member to prevent rotation of said box from itsnormal upright position in one direction, a bracket secured to saidframe, a second stop fastened to said box, a catch in said bracketAengagingV said second stop and preventing JAMES F. OCONNOR.

Witnesses:

NEIL D. PRESTON, MARTHA A. SHELTON.

ve centseacln'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

